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...British Broadcasting Company put on the air its first public broadcast of still pictures. At London's famed Savoy Hotel a smart array of notables gathered to watch the official reception of a sepia photograph of George...
...interest and activity of members of the University during the closing weeks of the presidential campaign will center in the Harvard Union where an imposing array of speakers of national prominence will set forth the issues of the campaign in an effort to capture the college vote...
...President Coolidge in august array came nine portents of the beginning of another season of Government-Mr. Chief Justice Taft and his eight associates of the Supreme Court-to pay respects before sitting at the Capitol...
...honored at his death.' " Hated in life for his stern unfriendliness, reviled for advocating measures that his party did not support, Sir Robert Peel was honored at death for sacrificing popular favor and party goodwill to the welfare of the nation. That welfare he fostered by an impressive array of reforms-most of them in the face of impassioned opposition: Catholic Emancipation in Ireland; establishment of constabulary forces-the London Bobbie (or Peeler) by tradition is nicknamed in his honor; wise factory legislation; reorganization of taxation, currency, criminal law; development of a new liberal Conservative party...
...checks without investigation. Credit men telephone the bank, discover Miss T- has a $300 balance, apologize profusely and urge her to open a charge account. Graciously, she consents, moves on to another store to repeat the performance. But at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, before the array of checks can reach the bank, Miss T- withdraws her deposit, hastens home to you with her purchases and a tidy roll of bills. If you were generous, you might allow her a 25% commission on her earnings before speeding her to another city. This, as a matter of fact...